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    GeForce GTX 960A vs Quadro M3000M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro M3000M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 960A stacks up against Quadro M3000M, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTX 960A
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    Quadro M3000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: Quadro M3000M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro M3000M here:

    Quadro M3000M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 960A Quadro M3000M
    Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Both graphics cards have the same power consumption of 75 Watt.
    • GeForce GTX 960A is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Quadro M3000M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Quadro M3000M has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • GeForce GTX 960A is used in Desktops, and Quadro M3000M - in Mobile workstations.
    • GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro M3000M are build with Maxwell architecture.
    • Core clock speed of Quadro M3000M is 21 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960A.
    • GeForce GTX 960A and Quadro M3000M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 960A is 12 MHz higher, than Quadro M3000M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 12−14 35−40
    ultra / 1080p 7−8 21−24
    QHD / 1440p 2−3 16−18
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 24−27 60−65
    medium / 1080p 14−16 40−45
    The average gaming FPS of Quadro M3000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than GeForce GTX 960A.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 960A Quadro M3000M
    Architecture Maxwell Maxwell
    Code name GM107 GM204
    Type Desktop Mobile workstation
    Release date 13 March 2015 2 October 2015
    Pipelines 640 1,024
    Core clock speed 1029 MHz 1050 MHz
    Boost Clock 1085 MHz
    Transistor count 1,870 million 5,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 43.40 67.20
    Floating-point performance 1,389 gflops 2,150 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80.19 GB/s 160 GB/s
    Shared memory -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12
    Shader Model 5.1 5.0
    OpenGL 4.6 4.5
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.126
    CUDA 5.0 5.2
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 180 Mh/s 253 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Optimus +
    Display Port 1.2
    3D Vision Pro +
    Mosaic +
    nView Display Management +
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